Dell Venue 5050 User guide

Brand: Dell

Model: Venue 5050

Category: Tablets

Type: User guide

Dell Venue 5050 offers a range of features to enhance your mobile experience. With its micro-SIM and MicroSD card slots, you can expand storage and connectivity options. The device runs on Android, providing access to a wide selection of apps. Stay connected with Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, or Bluetooth, and capture moments with the built-in camera.

Dell Venue 10– 5050

User’s Guide

Regulatory Model: T14G

Regulatory Type: T14G001

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the

problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be

trademarks of their respective companies.

2015 -03

Rev. A00

Contents

1 Features.......................................................................................................................... 5

2 Charging the Battery.......................................................................................................6

3 Inserting the Micro-SIM Card (Optional).........................................................................7

Inserting the MicroSD Card................................................................................................................................................ 7

4 Getting Started............................................................................................................... 9

Turning On or O the Device..............................................................................................................................................9

Finishing Android Setup...................................................................................................................................................... 9

Customizing the Screen..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Locking and Unlocking Your Device...................................................................................................................................10

Touch Tips........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Right-Click.................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Status Bar......................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Screen Orientation............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Keys and Functions........................................................................................................................................................... 14

Apps and Widgets............................................................................................................................................................. 14

5 Using Your Device..........................................................................................................15

Contacts........................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Creating a ContactSearching for a Contact................................................................................................................ 15

Text Entry......................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Managing Your Device’s Storage.......................................................................................................................................16

Checking Storage Space.............................................................................................................................................16

Erasing App Data and Cache.......................................................................................................................................16

Un-mounting the SD Card...........................................................................................................................................17

Erasing All Data From Your Device...............................................................................................................................17

Internet............................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Connecting to the Internet Using Wi-Fi.......................................................................................................................17

Connecting to the Internet using mobile broadband.................................................................................................... 18

Using the airplane mode..............................................................................................................................................18

Browsing the Internet..................................................................................................................................................18

NFC.................................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Email................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Opening the Email App................................................................................................................................................21

Setting up an Email Account....................................................................................................................................... 21

Adding other Email accounts.......................................................................................................................................21

Deleting an Email account on your device................................................................................................................... 21

Creating and sending Emails.......................................................................................................................................22

Customizing Your Device..................................................................................................................................................22

Display settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 22

Sound & notication settings..................................................................................................................................... 22

Date, time, and time zone...........................................................................................................................................22

Protecting Your Device.....................................................................................................................................................23

Screen-unlock pattern................................................................................................................................................23

PIN............................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Password....................................................................................................................................................................23

Apps.................................................................................................................................................................................24

Camera.......................................................................................................................................................................24

Copying les to and from the device.......................................................................................................................... 25

Bluetooth......................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Turning on Bluetooth and making the device discoverable..........................................................................................25

Pairing and connecting a Bluetooth device.................................................................................................................25

Ending a Bluetooth connection...................................................................................................................................25

Unpairing....................................................................................................................................................................26

Gallery.............................................................................................................................................................................. 26

Sharing or deleting albums......................................................................................................................................... 26

Browsing pictures and videos..................................................................................................................................... 26

Displaying a full picture............................................................................................................................................... 26

Calendar...........................................................................................................................................................................26

Adding a new event....................................................................................................................................................26

Clock.......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Setting an alarm......................................................................................................................................................... 27

6 Getting Your Stylus Ready for Use................................................................................ 28

Using the Optional Stylus with Your Tablet ...................................................................................................................... 28

7 Docking Your Tablet to the Keyboard Dock ................................................................... 29

Undocking Your Tablet from the Keyboard Dock...............................................................................................................29

8 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................. 31

9 Technical Specications................................................................................................33

10 Contacting Dell............................................................................................................ 37

Features

Table 1.

1. Camera

2. Camera-status light

3. Microphones

4. Power button

5. MicroSD memory card reader

6. Micro-SIM reader (LTE/HSPA+

models only)

7. Speaker

8. Noble security-cable slot

9. Back camera

10. Near Field Communication (NFC)

reader

11. Dock-guide slots

12. Dock pins

13. Service-tag label

14. Wi-Fi / WWAN status light (optional)

15. USB 2.0 connector

16. Speaker

17. Battery-status light

18. Micro USB power connector

19. Micro HDMI connector

20. Volume buttons

21. Audio connector

Keyboard dock (optional)

22. Dock connector

23. Dock latches

24. Undock button

25. Touchpad

Stylus (optional)

26. Pen Tip (replaceable)

27. Buttons

28. Pen loop

Charging the Battery

NOTE: Your device may not be fully charged when you receive it. It is recommended to charge the device for 4 hours for

the rst time.

CAUTION: Use only the power adapter and/or cable that shipped with the device. Using unauthorized power adapters or

power cables may cause severe damage to your tablet.

1. Connect the micro-USB end of the USB cable to the USB port of the device.

2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the adapter.

3. Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet.

An animated icon appears on the screen while the battery is being charged. When the battery is fully charged, the icon is static.

NOTE: Battery LED will be o when the battery is fully charged.

NOTE: When disconnecting the device from the adapter, disconnect the power adapter from the power outlet and then

disconnect the cable from your device.

Inserting the Micro-SIM Card (Optional)

1. Loosen the screw that secures the card-slot door.

2. Open the card-slot door.

3. Insert the card into the respective slot and push the card in until it clicks in place.

4. Close the card-slot door.

5. Tighten the screw to secure the card-slot door.

CAUTION

: Opening the card-slot door without loosening the screw may damage the door.

NOTE: The type of screw may vary depending on the tablet conguration.

NOTE: Make sure the card is correctly aligned and is inserted all the way.

NOTE: Turn o your device before inserting the micro‑SIM card.

Inserting the MicroSD Card

1. Insert the microSD card into the respective slot and push the card in until it clicks in place.

NOTE: Make sure the card is correctly aligned and is inserted all the way.

NOTE: Turn o your device before inserting the microSD card.

Getting Started

Turning On or O the Device

To turn on your device, press and hold the power button for 2 seconds.

NOTE: When your device is fully discharged, it is recommended to connect the device to the power adapter for charging

for 3-5 minutes and then turn on the device.

To turn o your device, press the power button to open the options menu, and then select Power o →OK.

Finishing Android Setup

After you turn on your device for the rst time, follow the prompts on the screen to nish Android setup.

You can congure settings such as language, Wi-Fi, date & time, sign-in to your Google account, and so on.

Customizing the Screen

After nishing android setup, follow the instructions on the screen to customize the home screen.

Locking and Unlocking Your Device

Press the power button to turn o the screen and lock your device.

You can also congure your device to automatically lock after a certain period of inactivity.

Tap →Settings → Display→ Sleep to set the time after which you want the device to enter sleep state and lock itself.

To unlock the screen, press the power button and then slide the lock icon in any direction.

NOTE: The procedure to unlock your device varies depending on the security method you choose.

Touch Tips

Your device supports multi-touch. You can use the touch screen as follows:

Gesture Actions

Functions

Touch

• Select items on the screen, including options, entries,

images, and icons

Gesture Actions Functions

Tap gently on the display with your ngertip.

• Start applications

• Touch buttons on the screen

• Input text using the on-screen keyboard

Touch and Hold

Touch and hold your nger on the display

• Display detailed information about an item

• Open the context menu of an item to perform further

actions

Drag and Drop

1. Touch and hold your nger on an item on the screen

2. Keeping your nger in contact with the display, move your

ngertip to the desired location

3. Take your nger o the display to drop the item in the desired

location

Move item such as images and icons on the screen

Swipe or Slide

Move your nger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the display

• Scroll through the Start screen, web pages, lists, entries,

photos, contacts, and so on

• Close an application. (Swipe the application to the bottom

of the display)

Zoom in

Touch the display with two ngers and then move the ngers apart

Enlarge the view of an image or web page

Zoom out Reduce the view of an image or web page

Gesture Actions Functions

Touch the display with two ngers and then move the ngers

closer

Rotate

Touch the display with two or more ngers and then move the

ngers in a clockwise or counter-clockwise arc

Rotate an object by 90 degrees

Right-Click

To perform a right-click on your tablet, touch and hold your nger for 2 seconds on any section of the screen or an icon and then

release your nger.

The options menu appears on the screen.

Status Bar

The status bar at the top of the screen displays notications from apps, time, status of various devices such as battery, SIM card,

Bluetooth, and so on.

Table 2.

1 Notication panel displays notication icons to inform you of

new emails, missed calls, unread messages, and so on. Slide

the panel down to view the notications and then tap a

notication icon to view more details. Tap to clear all the

notications.

2 Status panel displays the status icons for battery status,

alarms, Bluetooth, network connection, and so on. Slide the

panel down to access more settings and conguration

options.

Screen Orientation

For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically depending on how you hold the device.

To toggle auto-rotate, slide down the status panel and tap the AUTO ROTATE icon.

Keys and Functions

Your tablet has a multi-touch display. You can touch the screen to operate the tablet.

Gesture Actions Functions

Back

• Tap to return to the previous screen or to exit the current

app.

• In text input mode, tap to close the on-screen keyboard.

Home

• Tap to return to the main screen.

• Tap and hold to open Search.

Tap to open a list of recently-used apps.

Apps and Widgets

• Apps: Software that allows you to perform a specic task. Your device is pre-loaded with a variety of apps, and additional apps

can be downloaded from the Play Store.

• Widgets: A small app that resides on the home screen and provides quick and easy access to information.

Using Your Device

Contacts

To view and manage your contacts, tap → Contacts.

Creating a Contact

1. Tap → People→ Create a new contact.

2. Sign in to an existing Google account or create a new Google account to back up your contacts online or choose the option to

save the contacts on the device to keep local.

3. To save the contacts on the device and to keep it as local, enter the contact information using the on-screen keyboard and

then tap Add new contact .

Searching for a Contact

To locate a contact:

1. Scroll through the contact list until you nd the desired contact.

2. Tap to open the search bar, and then type either the contact’s full or partial name in the Find contacts box. A list of

matching contacts is displayed.

After you locate the desired contact, tap the contact’s entry to view the details.

Text Entry

You can type text using the on-screen keyboard. To open the on-screen keyboard, tap a text box. To close the keyboard, tap the

back key

Table 3.

• Tap to type letters.

• Tap and hold to type numbers.

• Tap to use voice input. The device enters the words that it can recognize.

NOTE: It is recommended to speak close to the microphone and use this feature in a quiet environment to

improve speech-recognition accuracy.

• Tap to delete a character, symbol, or a space to the left of the cursor.

• Tap and hold to delete text to the left of the cursor.

• Tap once to show the uppercase keyboard for typing a capital letter.

• Tap twice to enable the Caps Lock mode and tap once to change back to the lowercase mode.

5 Tap to display the keys for typing numbers and punctuation marks.

Managing Your Device’s Storage

Checking Storage Space

Tap → Settings→ Storage. The used, unused, and total space on the device's internal storage and microSD card is displayed.

Erasing App Data and Cache

1. Tap → Settings→ Apps → DOWNLOADED/RUNNING/All.

2. From the Apps list, tap the app whose cache or data you want to remove.

3. In the app screen, tap Clear cache or Clear data.

Un-mounting the SD Card

1. Tap → Settings→ Storage.

2. Tap Unmount → OK to remove the SD card.

CAUTION: It is recommended that you unmount the SD card before removing it. Removing the SD card while it is in use

may cause data loss or result in app errors.

Erasing All Data From Your Device

CAUTION: Performing these steps erases all data, including your personal information and downloaded apps from your

device. Make sure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.

1. Tap → Settings→ Backup & reset→ Factory data reset.

2. Tap Reset tablet.

3. Read the warning and tap Erase everything.

Internet

You can connect your device to Wi-Fi or mobile networks to access the Internet.

Connecting to the Internet Using Wi-Fi

NOTE: The range and quality of the Wi-Fi signal is aected by the distance between the device and the wireless router,

the number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the signal is transmitted.

Tap → Settings→ Wi-Fi.

2. Enable Wi-Fi by moving the slider to On position. The device scans for Wi-Fi networks in range.

3. Tap the network you want to connect to.

4. Type a password (if connecting to a secure network) and tap Connect.

NOTE: To connect to a secured Wi-Fi network, you must type the security key. If you do not have the security key,

contact the person who manages your Wi-Fi network or contact the router manufacturer.

NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, tap → Refresh on the Wi-Fi screen.

Connecting to the Internet using mobile broadband

Tap → Settings→ Wi-Fi, and then touch Wi-Fi to disable it.

2. The device automatically searches for the signal and connects to the network.

3. When the device is connected to a mobile-broadband network, the network type appears in the status bar.

Using the airplane mode

Putting the device in airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is

strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane.

To enable airplane mode, tap → Settings→ More...→ Airplane mode.

Browsing the Internet

Opening Chrome

Tap → Chrome to open the chrome app.

Using the Chrome controls bar

1. Enter the web page address. 2. Add to the bookmark.

Viewing web pages

Slide your nger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page.

Zoom-in or zoom-out using the two-nger zoom.

Double-tap the desired area of a web page to switch between the magnied or normal views of the area.

NFC

NFC enables short range communication between compatible devices. Follow these steps to use NFC:

Tap ->Settings->more....

2. And then click on NFC.

3. If the Android Beam does not automatically turn on, just tap it and select ON to turn it on.

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